81.  A growing number of workers are put on short-term contracts which are renewed only if their work is up to scratch.

82.  A guaranteed food supply will combine with a warner climate to boost their numbers.

83.  A half squadron of gendarmes has been stationed in Maripasoula, their presence supposedly acting as a deterrent.

84.  A hard copy map of their course was spread out over the console before him.

85.  A herd of goats crossed the beach, the bells around their necks jingling cheerfully.

86.  A high dam would end their migration, irrevocably.

87.  A high Grand Coulee Dam, however, would block their passage for ever.

88.  A hospital chief executive has quashed rumours that people will lose their jobs.

89.  A host of show business celebrities have pledged their support.